History Literature / Vineland

* EndOfAnAge: One of the central themes of the novel. Basically due to political dispute it effects several characters and most were nostalgic about the ’60s. This theme will again be use in ''Inherent Vice'' and ''Bleeding Edge''.

%%* GenreRoulette

* EndOfAnAge: The central theme of the novel. Basically due to political dispute it effects several characters and most were nostalgic about the ’60s.
%%* FanDisservice: DL and Takeshi’s sex scene.

%%* MoodWhiplash

** The Traverse Family which will have a proper introduction in ''Literature/AgainstTheDay''.

* ContinuityNod: It can be said that ''Vineland'' is a cornerstone to Pynchon’s oeuvre as it tied-in with more than one of his work.

** Takeshi Fumimota from ''Literature/GravitysRainbow'' appears as a clear-headed lunatic and partned up with DL. She even referenced his suicidal behavior during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

** Can be seen as a non-related sequel to ''Literature/InherentVice'' since its appearance of Gordita Beach and Sledge Poteet.

* DarkerAndEdgier: It doesn’t have the same edgy apocalyptic sense like ''V.'' and ''Gravity’s Rainbow''. Still, it is quite bleak and depressing, even more than ''Literature/InherentVice'' and ''Literature/BleedingEdge''.

%%* ViolenceIsDisturbing

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It was implied that DL and Takeshi get together afterwards, since they renegotiated DL’s “no-sex clause”. DL also realized what she had missed out all these years. Sister Rochelle and Norleen, DL’s mother, also point out that they belong together.

* FunWithAcronyms: '''N'''ational '''E'''ndowment for '''V'''ideo '''E'''ducation and '''R'''ehabilitation.

** The Traverse family which will have a proper introduction in ''Literature/AgainstTheDay'' is part of Zoyd’s Vineland community.

* ContinuityNod:

** Mucho Maas from ''Literature/TheCryingOfLot49'' appears in Zoyd’s flashback along with The Paranoids.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It was implied that DL and Takeshi get together afterwards, since they renegotiated DL’s “no-sex clause”. DL also realized what she had missed out. Sister Rochelle and Norleen, DL’s mother, also point out that they belong together.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It was implied that DL and Takeshi get together afterwards, since they renegotiated DL’s “no-sex clause”. DL also realized what she had missed out. Sister Rochelle and Norleen, DL’s mother, also point out that they belong with each other.

* {{BookEnd}}: The book opens with Zoyd waking up to the sound of blue jays on the roof, and ends with Prairie waking up to Desmond licking her face, with blue jays’ feathers on his face.

* BookEnd: The book opens with Zoyd waking up to the sound of blue jays on the roof, and ends with Prairie waking up to Desmond licking her face, with blue jays’ feathers on his face.

* BookEnd: The book opens with Zoyd woke up to the sound of blue jays on the roof, Prairie woke up with Desmond licking her face, with blue jays’ feathers on his face.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Vineland'' is notably nostalgic, heartwarming and sentimental in comparison to his earlier work, which is heartless and apocalyptic.

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: Nothing new, but compared to ''V.'', ''Vineland'' is much looser, disjointed and all-over-the-place, with 80% of the book were flashbacks.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It was implied that DL and Takeshi get together afterwards, since they renegotiated DL’s “no-sex clause”. DL also realized what she that is what she missed out. Sister Rochelle and Norleen, DL’s mother, also point out that they belong with each other.
%%* EndOfAnAge

%%* FunWithAcronyms

** Takeshi Fumimota from ''Literature/GravitysRainbow'' appears as a clear-headed lunatic and partned up with DL. DL even referenced his suicidal behavior during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

* UnfortunateNames: Lampshaded once by Zoyd when arguing with Prairie about her boyfriend.

* DarkerAndEdgier: It doesn’t have the same edgy apocalyptic sense like ''Literature/{{V}}'' and ''Literature/GravitysRainbow''. Still, it is quite bleak and depressing, even more than ''Literature/InherentVice'' and ''Literature/BleedingEdge''.

* AdventureDuo: DL Chastain and Takeshi Fumimota.

-->[[spoiler:“What is it? Please.”]]
* AntiClimax
* BigBad: Brock Vond.
* BittersweetEnding: Suprisingly, it ends on a resolve bittersweet note unlike Pynchon’s earlier work.

* ClusterFBomb: Believe it or not, ''Vineland'' contains the most swearing than any of Pynchon’s work.
* ContinuityNod: DL meeting Prairie is similar to how V. met Mélanie in ''Literature/{{V}}''

* EndOfAnAge
* FanDisservice: DL and Takeshi’s sex scene.
* FunWithAcronyms
* GainaxEnding

* GenreRoulette
* {{Homage}}

* MeaningfulName
* MissingMom: Prairie Wheeler lived with Zoyd and it’s one of the main point that moves the plot.
* MoodWhiplash
* NestedStory
* NoFourthWall
* PostModernism
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Used once by Prairie when she was about to be kidnapped by Brock.]]
* ShoutOut: Plenty of them.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Can be seen as an unrelated sequel to both, ''The Crying of Lot 49'' and ''Literature/InherentVice''.
* TitleDrop

* ViolenceIsDisturbing
* WallOfText

''Vineland'' received lukewarm reactions upon its release, mostly due to MisaimedFandom and HypeBacklash. Like ''Lot 49'', it can be see as a bridge between pessimistic Pynchon and optimistic Pynchon.

* ClusterFBomb: Believe it or not, ''Vineland'' contains most swearing than any of Pynchon’s work.

** Mucho Maas from ''Literature/TheCryingOfLot49'' appears in Zoyd’s flashback.

''Vineland'' received lukewarm reactions upon its release. Like ''Lot 49'', it can be see as a bridge between pessimistic Pynchon and optimistic Pynchon.

* GenreAdultery: One of the [[CreatorBacklash major backlash]].